Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Signal Ditch Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Signal Ditch Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Signal Ditch Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,236–5,322 ft
Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Trailhead: 39.93734, -104.92994
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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